Receptacle



Patented Aug. l2, 1924 ,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

cuantas LOHRMAN, or WANTAGH, lNEW Yoan. I

i nEoErrAcLE.

Application led April 19, 1923. Serial No. 633,274.

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l be folded up to provide a receptacle havingclear, and exact description.

This invention relates particularly to receptacles constructed of sheet material, as 'Jcorrugated paper board, and preferably provides such a receptacle constructed 'of a folded-up unitary blank of sheet material.

An object of the invention is to provide a blank so designed that the one blank may a plurality of separate, individually accessible compartments, preferably two such compartments, each compartment spaced from the other by a party-wall preferably running medially of the receptacle, preferably of two-ply thickness and preferably about half as high as the outer walls of the receptacle parallel to said party-wall; and a receptacle, further, in which a flap-cover means for the receptacle is provided by the same blank, said cover means preferably including a plurality of leaves of the blank each having a pair of sections one foldable relative to the other, preferably in such a way that the terminal sections may be wedgingly tucked into the interior of the receptacle to dispose said sections in face-to-face contact to constitute them a fully complementary two-ply continuation of said party-wall.

Another object is to provide such a blank, and ene so designed that the cutting thereof andthe cutting of it and a plurality of its fellows will result in a minimum* of waste material but with each such blank adapted to be folded to forma receptacle vas just described and a receptacle having one, several, or all of the preferential features indicated. A further object of the 'invention is to provide a structure for a blank as last described, such that a multiplicity of blanks of different dimensional characteristics may be rovided, but preferably in each case 'for olding up into a receptacle having a total interior 'of greater length than width or height, andl such then that the blank, when folded up to have a plurality of compartments each as lon as the maximum length of said total interior, may be folded to present individual cover means for each compartment so established that such cover means constitute roof closures for all the compartments, in one case when the receptacle is arranged to dispose its maximum dimension horizontally, and in another case when the receptacle is arranged to dispose its maximum dimension vertically.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle itself, whether constructed of a unitary blank or not, but having a party-wall between -two of its compartments, which party-wall preferably of twoply thickness throughout, includes a pair ef wall sections arranged edge-to-edge preferably adapted to be maintained in such edgeto-edge relation by the Vwedging action of adjacent parts of the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a blank, and a receptacle made from one or more blanks, pursuant to the last two paragraphs, such that the same generally characteristic type of blank, a's 'to simllarity .of outline, relation of sections, and scoring or fold lines, may be employed for the making of a receptacle of larger size, to constitute the compartment-carrying or main receptacle, as an egg-box case for parcelspost, and for the making of a receptacle of smaller size, to constitute a compartment-receiving or minor receptacle, as an egg-wrapper box for reception by each compartment of such egg-box case.

However, from the three paragraphs foregoing, it will be understood that the myention, even as now understood and appraised, is capable of a multitude of uses for transporting various classes of articles, and particularly fragile articles, such asradio-bulbs, delicate measuring instruments, bottled mineral water rand other glass devices orcontainers, as by parcels-post, hand-portage, or otherwise.

Various other objects and advantages efV Y.

the invention will be in part obvious and in part specifically referred to hereinafter.

The invention will be more clearly understood from the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, illustrating, but merely by Way of example, receptacle combinations, one suc combination for transporting, say by parcels-post, a large number of eggs., and another such combination for facilitating the spaced girthing strings one o conveyance, say by hand-portage, of a collection of such dissimilar commodities as a plurality of soft-drink bottles.

In said drawings,

Fig. 1 shows a unitary blank for a carrier for eggs, before being folded up' Fig. 2l is a perspective view of the blank of Fig. 1 in process of being folded up to establish the receptacle of Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rece tacle last mentioned; l

igure 4 is a transverse sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken on line 4-4 of Fi re 3. I

eferring now to Figs. 1 to 4:

These views shows a blank, and the minor receptacle made therefrom, and the at present intended purpose of the latter vin regard to providing its two compartments each for accommodating a line of eggs. It will be understood that such minor receptacle will be received in each of the compartments of main receptacle.

Referring tc Fig. 4 such eggs are shown arranged in two parallel columns C and D', each column oatingly accommodated in one of the elongated compartments C and D established within the minor receptacle; and preferably with the columns of eggs-in separate pockets c and d forming parts of a singles cardboard wrapper of a familiar type and having nothing to do with the present invention except in regard to illustrating its ready adaptability for co-operation with accepted and approved egg-wrappers already on the market. As is well-known, the -egg wrapper C-D just mentioned, when closed about its two columns of eggs as shown and described, is tied together, to establish the pockets c and d each of oval crosssection as illustrated, by a plurality of which is shown at e in Fig; 4.

Now, by examinin the blank of Fig. 1 it will be seen, that it includes a first section 30, a second section 31, a third section a cross-comparison with Figs.

32, a fourth section35, these parts to form the girthing side walls of the receptacle of Figs. 2and 8, bottom wall flaps 38 and 40 which may be provided with an adhesive), lap portions 2O and 22, 21 and 23, 24 and 26 and 25 and 27, and suitable score-lines and slits.l It will be seen, too, from Fig. 3, that here an extra gummed piece of flexible material 36 may be used. It will finally be seen, from Fig. 4, after 1 and 2, that here, too, flap portions 20, 21, 24 and 25 co-act to form a bracin and rigidifying interior or party-wall whi e notches 45 not only receive the horizontal stretches of strings e but co-act with such strings to hold theY double-ovate egg wrap er somewhat resiliently and shock-absor ingly to its appointed accommodation within compartments C and D of the minor receptacle.

It will be understood,pfrom what precedes, that the showing of the' drawings, and the parts herein described, are'merely illustrative, and ,not to be taken as limiting in any way a carrying out of the invention pursuant to the following claim; in connection with which claim it will be understood that variations may be freely resorted to within the spirit and scope of the' invention.

I-claim: i

A receptacle, comprising a body made from a blank having sides and ends and provided with a flap extending from each side at 'top and bottom and of a width equal to one half the width of the receptacle, each flap having a right angular terminal portion rovided with. a notch in its longitudinal e ge and extending into the receptacle, the terminal portions of the to flaps being in alinement with the termina portions of the bottom flaps and the terminal portions of the top and bottom a being in enga ement with each other to form a two-ply wal two compartments.

CHARLES LOHRMAN.

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